Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
Variable
  • Variable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
Variable
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching
  • Biting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are not parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Ascenders are not parallel among them
20 Jul 2026, 10:23 a.m.
17 Jul 2026, 3:35 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
20 Jul 2026, 10:23 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2090/ on 2026-09-02.

Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Justification - #51345
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51330
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51343
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51344
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51337
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51342
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51333
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51334
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51341
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51320
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51321
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51335
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51326
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51327
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51340
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51346
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51324
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51328
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51336
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51339
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51319
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51338
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51322
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51317
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51323
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51318
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51332
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51331
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51329
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 12: Letter - #51325
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